- insurgencies
- insurgent ► ADJECTIVE ▪ rising in active revolt.► NOUN ▪ a rebel or revolutionary.DERIVATIVES insurgence noun insurgency noun (pl. insurgencies) .ORIGIN from Latin insurgere 'rise up' .
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